An inquisitive fan posted on Quora asking about how they could meet Stephen Fry only for the comedian to answer himself.

The TV star took it upon himself to reply on the question-and-answer website after entrepreneur Melissa Lim asked: ‘How can I meet Stephen Fry?’

His answer? It seems like you’ll have to leave it up to fate, really, as he’s a busy man.

Fry replied: ‘Luck, I fear. I don’t really do “Personal Appearances” such as opening supermarkets. But I do signings and talks when I have a book coming out.

‘Your best shot was in New York from October ’13 to last week when I was playing Malvolio at the Beslasco on Broadway.’

If you’re lucky, you might get to meet Stephen Fry one day (Picture: Reuters)

He added: ‘You could hang at the stage door and come out and do autographs and chatter and whatnot.

‘Otherwise I simply don’t have the time to arrange a cup of coffee with a stranger, no matter how harmless and friendly – hope that’s an acceptable answer…’

Fry seems to be pretty active on the website and has so far taken the time to answer 33 questions.

His profile reads: ‘Happy to be here. Do hope no one will take offence if I can’t manage to answer every question that’s put to me… I’ll tend not to answer showbizzy “what’s Rowan Atkinson really like?” type questions if that’s alright by you.’

So there you have it. If you’re a Stephen Fry fan, get yourself on Quora and ask him out. He’ll probably say ‘no’ but at least he’ll answer you himself.